WESTERN OREGON WOLVES (7-7, 3-3)
STATS | GAME NOTES
Head Coach: Jessica Peatross
Record at WOU: 16-20 (2nd Season)

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
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at Saint Martin's (9-4, 2-5)

• 3 p.m. (PT)  Saturday
• Lacey, Washington
• All-Time: 23-40 · Last 10: 5-5 · Streak: Lost 1
• Last Win: Jan. 6, 2024 at WOU (54-50)

QUICK TEAM SUMMARIES

• The Wolves at 3-3 in the GNAC are in sixth place in the conference, a game back of Central Washington and Northwest Nazarene and a game ahead of Saturday's opponent SMU.
• The Wolves had their three-game win streak against the Saints snapped on Feb. 3 last season in Lacey, Washington - a 73-58 defeat.
• WOU continues to have two of the top six players in the conference in assists with Ciona Wells first at 4.6 per game while Enid Vaifanua is sixth at 3.6. Natalie Brown leads the GNAC in rebounding at 9.2 per game.
• As traveling partners, the Wolves have only one GNAC game where a result was different - against Simon Fraser as the Wolves won 67-64 while SMU lost 57-55.
• The Saints are paced by Kiana Rios (14.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.9 spg, 1.7 apg) and Jada Travis (13.5 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.3 spg). Rios is second in the GNAC and in the top 20 nationally in free throw percentage (88.5) while the Saints are first in the GNAC and 12th in D-II at 78.7 percent from the line.
• The Saints are third in the GNAC in points allowed at 57.1 per game.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Wolves last week fell on the road at No. 5 Montana State Billings 53-36 before bouncing back to pick up a 78-67 win at Seattle Pacific. Bella Pedrojetti paced WOU with 22 points in the win over the Falcons (going 5-for-9 from 3-point range) while Ciona Wells had 16 points, five assists and was 3-for-5 from beyond the arc and Natalie Brown had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
• SMU also split last week, defeating Seattle Pacific 71-58 last Thursday behind 23 points and eight rebounds from Kiana Rios before falling to No. 5 MSUB on Saturday 75-63 with Jada Travis leading the way with 23 points - including going 5-for-8 from 3.

WOU NOTES

Wolves in D-II Top 50 Stat Rankings

Bella Pedrojetti

• 16th 3-pointers per game (2.86)
• 32nd 3-point percentage (40.4)
• 33rd 3-pointers (40)

Ciona Wells

• 27th Assist/turnover ratio (2.0)
• 30th Assists per game (4.6)*

Natalie Brown

• 42nd Rebounds per game (9.2)*

*Leads GNAC

Wolves drain season-best 11 3-pointers in win over Seattle Pacific, most since 2017
WOU in a key 78-67 win at Seattle Pacific on Jan. 11 set season bests for 3-pointers (11) and 3-point percentage (47.8).  It's tied for the most 3-pointers since Jan. 14, 2017, when WOU hit a school-record 15 at MSU Billings (also hit 11 Jan. 11, 2022 against Alaska Fairbanks) and for the third most since the 2011-12 season.

Most WOU 3-pointers in game since 2010-11 season

• 15 at MSU Billings, Jan. 14, 2017
• 12 at Saint Martin's, Nov. 10, 2012
• 11 at Seattle Pacific, Jan. 11, 2025
• 11 at Alaska Fairbanks, Jan. 11, 2022
• 11 at Simon Fraser, Jan. 6, 2011

Pedrojetti's 7 3s at Alaska second most in WOU history, 36 points most since 2008
Bella Pedrojetti exploded for her second 30-plus point game by scoring 36 points - draining seven 3-pointers in the process - during the Wolves' win at Alaska on Dec. 5. The seven 3-pointers is the second most in WOU history and the most since Shelby Snook tied the school record of eight against Montana State Billings in 2017 (Joanne Steffey hit eight against Linfield in the 1990-91 season).

Pedrojetti's 36 points - two better than her career-high 34 set in the season opener against Multnomah - is the most by a Wolf since Leada Berkey scored a school-record 45 points against Central Washington on Feb. 21, 2008. It's the 10th time in program history a player has scored 36 or more points in a game and Pedrojetti is the sixth player to do it (Lead Berkey and Sandie Graves scored 36 or more three times and Casey Cosler, Jodi Siddall and Shelley Potter each did it once). Berkey and Pedrojetti are the only two to score 35 or more in the Wolves' NCAA era (since the 2000-01 season).

35 or more points, WOU history

• 45 Leada Berkey at Central Washington, Feb. 21, 2008
• 43 Sandie Graves at Eastern Oregon, 1995-96
• 41 Casey Cosler vs. Eastern Oregon, 1986-87
• 40 Sandie Graves vs. Humboldt State, 1995-96
• 39 Jodi Siddall at Warner Pacific, 1982-83
• 38 Leada Berkey vs. Cascade, Nov. 15, 2006
• 38 Sandie Graves at Humboldt State, 1995-96
• 36 Bella Pedrojetti at Alaska, Dec. 5, 2024
• 36 Leada Berkey vs. Stanislaus State (Nampa, Idaho), Nov. 24, 2007
• 36 Shelly Potter at Columbia Christian, 1992-93
• 35 Casey Cosler vs. George Fox-H, 1986-87

Frosh Wells' 11 assists at Alaska most in nearly 22 years for Wolves
Freshman Ciona Wells became the sixth WOU player to reach double figures in assists in the program's NCAA era (since 2000) when she had 11 in a win over Alaska on Dec. 5 in Fairbanks. It's the sixth time a player has reached double figures in assists - most recently done by Triniti Youngblood last season at Alaska (10 on Jan. 27, 2024). The 11 assists for Wells is the most since Erica Matthews had 11 against Concordia on Dec. 20, 2022, and is the most by a WOU player on the road in the Wolves' NCAA era.

WOU double-digit assists in NCAA Era (Since 2000)

• 13* Becky Gregory vs. Alaska (Dec. 6, 2001)
• 11 Ciona Wells at Alaska (Dec. 5, 2024)
• 11 Erica Matthews vs. Concordia (Dec. 20, 2002)
• 11 Shannon Copple vs. Alaska (Nov. 30, 2000)
• 10 Triniti Youngblood at Alaska (Jan. 27, 2024)
• 10 Becky Gregory vs. Saint Martin's (Feb. 2, 2001)
• *Tied for school record with Julie Miller (1994-95) and Carrie Tobey (1989-90)

Vaifuna flirts with triple-double against Willamette
WOU guard Enid Vaifuna nearly went for a triple-double against Willamette on Nov. 23 in Monmouth, going for 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. A Western Oregon player hasn't had a triple-double in its NCAA era (since 2001). The GNAC has had seven triple-doubles in the conference's history - the last coming Jan. 12, 2023 (Samantha Bowman of Central Washington - 15 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Alaska Anchorage).

Brown with quite the WOU debut with 17 boards in opener
Natalie Brown in her first game for WOU scored 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in the Wolves' win over Multnomah on Nov. 10. The 17 rebounds is tied for the most rebounds since Heather Laats grabbed 18 on Jan. 26, 2002. It was the fifth time since Latts' 18 rebound-game in 2002 that a Wolf has grabbed 17 rebounds (last done in 2022 by Meadow Aragon).

30th Anniversary of WOU's first of back-to-back NAIA National Titles
The Western Oregon women's basketball team owns the athletic department's two team national titles, winning them back-to-back in 1994-95 and 1995-96 (WOU finished as national runner-up in 1993-94). The 1994-95 team, coached by Rusty Rogers, went 23-9 and finished the season on a eight-game winning streak - capped with a 75-67 win over current GNAC foe Northwest Nazarene in the title game in Monmouth. The 1995-96 went 31-4 and won in the title game 80-77 over Huron (S.D.) in Angola, Indiana. From the 1990-91 to the 1998-99 seasons, the Wolves made the national tournament eight out of nine years and went a combined 217-85 (.719).